Pillow case



March 20, 1951 S. S. RAND PILLOWCASE Filed March 16, 1949 k Fi INVENTOR SIDNEY S. RAND ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 20, 1951 FF l C. E

PILLOW'CAS E .Sidney S. Rand, New York,lN. Application March 16, 19.49,.Seria1.No..81,725

-1 My present inventionrelates generally to pillow cases-or covers, and. more particularly to a novel and improved pillow case construction.

Itis common experience and knowledge that a pillow case exposes'its pillow during usage,since the open ends of the pillow case tend to draw back due to the head pressure. Again, the concealed pillow tends to shift its position within the case due to lack of suitable anchorage.

Accordingly, I have invented a novel and improved pillow case or cover whose external appearance is normal, while its interior is provided with a pocket for eliminating the disadvantages referred to above. The pocket is provided adjacent the open end of the pillow case thereby to anchor the near end of the pillow and concurrently to conceal it from View.

Another object of my invention is to provide a pillow case which has a pair of opposed pockets adjacent the open end of the case thereby to permit the adjacent end of the pillow to be located in either pocket without fumbling; the entire pillow case being fabricated from a single rectangular sheet of fabric.

Yet another object of my invention is to provide a pillow case provided with open end pockets; the pillow case being fashioned from a tubular sheeting.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a front elevation of an empty pillow case embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows,

Fig. 3 shows the first stepin fabricating the pillow case from a rectangular sheeting,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a-pillow and pillow case, a part of the case being cut away to show a pillow end anchored in a pocket; and

Fig. 5 is a tubular sheeting prior to fabrication into a pillow case.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, wherein like reference numerals denote similar elements, there is shown in Fig. l a pillow case or slip embodying my present invention. It will be observed that so far as the exterior of the pillow case is concerned, it looks precisely like a normal and conventional case. The body I of the pillow case is provided with the usual wide hem 2 by stitching 3 adjacent the open end 4 thereof. In accordance with my invention, there are provided a pair of pockets in the interior of the pillow case. The pockets extend inwardly from stitch line 3, and the stitch lines serve as the bottom of each pocket. In Fig. 2 the stitch lines 3 and 3' are depicted as the means for pro- 1 'Clafim. (G1. 3-4339) 2 'vidingthe'bo't'tom's of pockets '5 and6. The long .seam "1 "of the "pillow caseis, also, shown.

While -I do not wish to limit myself to any specific depth for-the pockets -5 and 6, it is de- *sirabletopointout thatthe pockets'should generally be wider than the width of hem 2. In Fig. 3 there is shown a simple method for fabricating the pillow case from a single rectangular sheeting. The sheet l forms the body of the case. Assuming the sheet is positioned with its long edges horizontal, there is folded over along vertical line 8 a section whose width is sufficient to provide for the hem 2 and the interior pockets 5, 6.

The vertical line of stitching 3 is now made to provide the hems 2 for each wall of the opening 4. Concurrently the bottom of each pocket 5 and 6 has been formed. The sheet I is now folded along central horizontal line 9, and the vertical and horizontal seams are stitched in the usual manner. The numeral 1' denotes in Fig. 1 the conventional short edge seam stitch line of the pillow case, while numeral I (see Figs. 1 and 2) designates the long edge seam. These seam stitches 1, 'l' are normally on the interior of the pillow case, and are not visible from the exterior. There is now a pocket (5 or t) on either inner face of the pillow case closely adjacent the open end 4. Of course, the user will find it simple to locate the end of a pillow in a pocket, because a pocket exists on either inner face of the pillow case.

Fig. 4 shows a pillow It housed in a pillow case, the left edge of the pillow being located or anchored in a pocket 5. It will be noted that the stitch line 3 serves to close the pocket thereby to conceal the pillow from being viewed through open end 4. The pillow case is slipped over the pillow I D in the usual manner. It is only necessary to slide the end of the pillow adjacent open end 4 into one of the retainin pockets 5 or 6. In this way the pillow does not slip within the pillow case, and the end of the pillow cannot be viewed.

It is possible, of course, to employ but one means opening toward the closed end of the pillow case. Between the stitching and the open end of the pillow case there is provided a relatively wide hem producing an external aspect not unlike that of the more usual types of pillow cases.

Should it be desirable to employ tubular sheeting for pillow cases, it is only necessary to provide an extra length of tubular sheeting to provide the hem and pocket sections. Thus, in Fig. 5 the numeral ll denotes tubular sheeting whose extra section I2 is folded inwardly along circular fold line I3. It is a simple matter now to provide the stitch line 3, thereby to provide pockets 5 and 6. The right edge l4 need only be seam stitched to finish the pillow case.

What I claim is:

In a pillow case having a pair of similar rectangular opposed sides and closed at two opposed edges and at one end, and open at the other end to receive a pillow, the improvement comprising pocket means within the interior of the pillow case extending across the entire open end, said pocket means opening towards the closed end of the pillow case, stitching parallel to said open endand defining the bottom of said pocket means, said pocket means being adapted to receive the end of a pillow housed within the pillow case, a wide hem structure being provided between said stitching and the open end of the pillow case whereby the external aspect of the pillow case has a normal appearance while said pocket means may anchor the pillow end and conceal it from view from the open end of the pillow case.

SIDNEY S. RAND.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,588,341 Sparks June 8, 1926 2,095,510 Morgan Oct. 12, 1937 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 145,218 Great Britain July 2, 1920 436,013 Great Britain Oct. 3, 1935 

